Archive for November, 2010


John Deere 450

There are 2 very different JD 450 models. The first is the John Deere 450 D LC. This is not a tractor. In fact it’s a very large excavator. The other model is the 450J which is a large crawler dozer. Again not a tractor!
So the 450 D LC first. It boasts a whopping 348 […]

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John Deere 6400

The John Deere 6400 is a much liked tractor produced in the nineties from ’92 to ’98 in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The JD 6400 superseded the John Deere 2955. It had an 85 hp, turbocharged, 4 cylinder, 4.5 liter, CD4045 engine made by John Deere themselves. It required up to 17.5 liters of engine […]

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John Deere 650

The John Deere 650 is a small compact tractor designed and built by JD through the eighties from ’81 to ’89 in the US. It’s Yanmar engine has a displacement of 52 cubic inches (0.85 liters) and produces 16 hp. It has a 6.2 US gallon (23.5 liters) fuel tank while it’s cooling system requires […]

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John Deere 1010

The John Deere 1010 is yet another popular antique tractor from John Deere. It was part of the the New Generation series, when it was being built back from 1960 to 1965, which may sound a little funny considering that now the newest 1010 you will find is over 45 years old (not exactly New […]

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John Deere 60

The John Deere 60 is now very much a classic, antique tractor. It superseded the John Deere A before itself being superseded by the John Deere 620. It’s production run only lasted 4 years, when it was manufactured in Waterloo, Iowa, in the USA, but it was nonetheless very popular with well over 55,000 units […]

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John Deere 6430

The John Deere 6430 is a one of JD’s most popular current large tractor models in production. It began production in 2007 in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, which is in Germany and as of today is still currently in production. The 6430 uses a John Deere built 115hp diesel, PowerTech engine. The engine itself is a 4 […]

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John Deere Gator HPX

The John Deere Gator HPX 4x4is a high performance utility vehicle used not just in the farming industry but on construction sites, golf courses, equestrian centers and any terrain that requires a strong and robust vehicle with more power than your regular ATV. You can currently get a Gator HPX with either a diesel or […]

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John Deere 40

The John Deere 40 is another of JD’s massively popular tractors manufactured over a 2 year production run that lasted from 1953 – 1955 in Dubuque, Iowa. Within this 2 year time frame, almost 50,000 JD 40’s were shipped to farmers, as well as the tractor seeing many different configurations, as was the norm for […]

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John Deere Sabre

The John Deere Sabre line of lawn mowers very often causes confusion and consternation among both lawnmower enthusiasts and among John Deere fans who don’t like the Sabre range of mowers manufactured and produced by JD. Not only were these mowers confusingly painted with a shade of green that is not quite the same as […]

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John Deere R

The John Deere R was another highly successful and popular tractor model produced by John Deere. It had a manufacture run of 5 years from 1949 to 1954 in Waterloo, Iowa before being superseded by the John Deere 80. The JD R was noteworthy for so many reasons, but most of all because it was […]

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